A CIE bus driver picks visitors up from the airport, guides the luxury bus tour, and returns them back. Hotel stays include Bunratty Castle Hotel in Clare, Salthill Hotel in Galway, City Hotel in Derry, and Cabra Castle Hotel in Cavan, and Clarion Hotel IFSC in Dublin. Hotels include breakfast every morning and dinner every night, concluding with a music session at Cabra Castle Hotel. On this tour, groups visit Derry's Medieval Walls, "The Quiet Man" Walk, Giant's Causeway, ulster America Folk Park and the Cliffs of Moher. The tour also includes admission to Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory, Knock Shrine, Belleek Pottery Factory, W.B. Yeats' Grave, Tower Museum and a free beer at the Guinness Factory.
CIE Tours International, Inc.
10 Park Place, Ste. 10
P.O. Box 1965
Morristown, NJ 07962-1965
800-243-8687
cietours.com
Iron Donkey Bicycle Touring offers three, two-night stop-overs. Accommodations are reserved at guest houses, bed and breakfasts and family owned hotels, all of which include breakfast. Participants may supply their own bicycle or rent one of the many styles available from the company. The company provides pre-trip planner and handbook, as well as highlighted maps and cue sheets. Tour highlights include The Beaghmore Stone Cicles, the Gortin Lakes, Binevenagh Plateau, Mussenden Temple, The Giant's Causeway and Dunluce Castle. Other sites include Bushmills Distillery, the Antrim Coast Road, the Silent Valley, Tollymore Forest Park, Castleward House, Dundrum Castle and the Nendrum Monastic Site. If tourists need navigational or safety help, the company is local and just a phone call away.
Iron Donkey Bicycle Touring
15 Ballyknockan Road
Saintfield
Co Down
Northern Ireland
BT24 7HQ
+44 2890 813200
irondonkey.com
Irish Tourism offers a 10-night self-driving tour through northern Ireland. Accommodations are generally two night stays with lodging ranging from bed and breakfasts to first-class hotels. Overnight stays occur at Belfast, County Antrim, Derry City, County Donegal and Dublin. Tour highlights include Boyne Valley, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Castle, Giant's Causeway, Glencolumbcille, Glenveagh National Park and Castle and the Guinness Storehouse. Guests receive a free pint of ale at the Guinness Factory. A GPS system will help travelers navigate the way.
Irish Tourism
CIE Tours International, Inc.
10 Park Place, Ste. 10
P.O. Box 1965
Morristown, NJ 07962-1965
+ 1973-292-0463
irishtourism.com
An instructor supplies safety equipment and instruction for a mountain tour which the tourist stands on a wheeled sled attached to a team of dogs. The dogs lead up to Bessy Bell Mountain on the Duke of Abercom's, Baronscourt Estate. The tour includes transportation to the starting site, two nights of accommodations and breakfast. It also includes use of an outdoor hot tub and a fun night out.
Adventure Tours
5 Urbalreagh Road
Ardstraw
Co Tyrone
Northern Ireland
BT784LR
+44 (0)79 7163 9932
adventuretoursni.com
